Second Career Program -- skills training and financial support for laid-off workers

Services for employers -- help in identifying human resource skills requirements * matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience * support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant -- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees * available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Hours

Mon–Fri 8:30 am–4:30 pm

Areas Served

Ottawa

Eligibility

Self-service information and resources -- anyone, including people with jobs, those who are under-employed, people looking for work, students, apprentices, internationally trained individuals, employers

Assisted services (such as supported job search, job matching and placement, job retention services) -- people who are unemployed and out of school

Youth Job Link -- Self-service information and resources, any youth 15-29 years, including students * Job matching services, youth 15-29 years, including students, who reside in Ontario and are eligible to work in Canada

Youth Job Connection -- Ontario residents 15-29 years who are eligible to work in Canada, unemployed, not attending school full time and experiencing multiple barriers to employment

Youth Job Connection Summer -- Ontario residents 15-18 years who intend to continue high school or go on to postsecondary education after the job placement * focus on those facing challenging life circumstances and at risk of experiencing poor transitions between education and work

Application

Call or drop in * for general information on Employment Ontario services call the toll-free Employment Ontario contact centre at 1-800-387-5656 (TTY 1-866-533-6339) or visit www.ontario.ca/employmentontario

Agency Overview

Dedicated to identifying and meeting the needs of high-risk, high-need young people and their families who are experiencing significant difficulties related to mental health issues * family conflict * ... [More]

Emergency and transitional housing for young women: Capacity of 30 * 14 beds are reserved for emergency shelter clients * two overflow rooms * 16 transitional housing apartments who may stay for up to ... [More]

Rent-geared-to-income housing * affordable transitional housing * a number of bachelor, one and two-bedroom units are available in three locations for singles and single parents * provides motivated y ... [More]

Services and supports provided to youth and their family made available in their own community * each youth and family have an individualized plan * the plans are based on the strengths of the child/f ... [More]

Short-term structured program for males (at the time of offense), who have been detained by a court order or ordered to serve a disposition of open custody. Case management plan is developed for each ... [More]

Strives to provide the appropriate level of response in collaboration with other crisis service providers. A web alert and follow-up program is also offered for professionals in the community. * Offer ... [More]

Young Men’s Shelter: Program that offers young men immediate access to safe housing * open 365 days a year * 24 hour support * 30 beds for emergency shelter and transitional housing * young men who la ... [More]

Dedicated to identifying and meeting the needs of high-risk, high-need young people and their families who are experiencing significant difficulties related to mental health issues * family conflict * ...

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